bulk carriers


Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Rendering of a Maersk containership fitted with a 35-meter Anemoi Rotor Sail for wind-assisted propulsion.
Featured

The Return of Sail Power: Cargo Ships Are Turning Back to the Wind

For more than a century, commercial shipping steadily moved away from sails. Now they are coming back. Across the global fleet, shipowners are installing

September 15, 2026
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Sunday, August 23, 2026
Geared bulk carrier ship
Lifesaving Incidents

Search Continues For 22 After Bulk Carrier Sinks Off India

By Jatindra Dash, Nidhi Verma and Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, Aug 23 (Reuters) – India’s Coast Guard and Navy continued search-and-rescue

August 23, 2026
Total Views: 2871

Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Plumes of smoke rise from what is said to be Liberia-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier, the MV Magic Seas that was, according to Yemen's Houthis, attacked following an alleged exchange with the captain, off southwest Yemen
News

Bulk Carrier Losses Keep Falling, But INTERCARGO Warns New Risks Are Emerging

The long-term safety record for bulk carriers continues to improve, but the industry faces an increasingly complex risk environment that extends beyond

July 7, 2026
Total Views: 1048

Thursday, December 4, 2025
bulk carrier at sea
Shipping

Bulker Newbuilding Orders Plunge to Five-Year Low Amid Market Uncertainty

The dry bulk shipping sector has seen a dramatic pullback in new vessel orders, with bulker newbuilding contracting capacity falling 54% year-over-year to 25

December 4, 2025
Total Views: 1061

Thursday, September 25, 2025
bulk carrier underway
Shipping

Everllence Lands Landmark Methanol Engine Order for 10 Vale VLOCs

Qingdao Beihai shipyard has ordered 10 Everllence B&W 7G80ME-LGIM engines for the construction of 10 Very Large Ore Carriers (VLOCs) with a capacity of

September 25, 2025
Total Views: 764

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
bulk ship
Shipping

Bulker Fleet Growth Slows Despite Projected Six-Year Delivery High in 2026

The global dry bulk fleet is expanding at only half the pace seen during the 2010s, despite forecasts showing bulker deliveries reaching a six-year high by

July 23, 2025
Total Views: 655

Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Drought hit Panama Canal further restricts maximum ship depth
Shipping

U.S. Grain Exports Rise Despite Chinese Tariffs

U.S seaborne grain exports increased 9% year-over-year during the first half of 2025, despite significant challenges from Chinese tariffs, according to a new

July 2, 2025
Total Views: 1114

Tuesday, June 10, 2025
A satellite image shows the cargo ship Rubymar before it sank, on the Red Sea. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Bulk Carrier Safety Improves But Red Sea Attacks Cast Shadow Over Sector

INTERCARGO’s latest casualty report reveals a significant improvement in bulk carrier safety over the past decade, though emerging security threats in

June 10, 2025
Total Views: 653

Monday, September 23, 2024
Shipping

Pangaea Logistics Expands Handy-Size Bulker Fleet in $295 Million Deal

Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. (Nasdaq: PANL) has announced a definitive agreement to merge fifteen handy-size dry bulk vessels from Strategic Shipping Inc.

September 23, 2024
Total Views: 1118

Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Environment

MOL and Vale Retrofit Capesize Bulk Carrier with Rotor Sails

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Vale International SA have announced the successful retrofit of a 200,000-ton class bulk carrier with two Norsepower Rotor

August 21, 2024
Total Views: 2262

Friday, March 8, 2024
Shipping

Baltic Dry Index Notches Fifth Straight Weekly Gain

March 8 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index rose on Friday and posted a fifth straight weekly gain, supported by

March 8, 2024
Total Views: 1243

Thursday, July 7, 2022
bulk carrier at sea
Shipping

Liquefaction Continues To Be THE Deadliest Risk For Bulk Ships

Dry bulk shipowners association INTERCARGO is calling on industry partners to do more to ensure the safety of crews as improperly loaded cargo continues to

July 7, 2022
Total Views: 3313

Tuesday, January 5, 2021
bulk ship
Shipping

Rising Capesize, Panamax Rates Buoy Baltic Dry Index

Jan 5 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, climbed on Tuesday to its

January 5, 2021
Total Views: 2169

Thursday, March 5, 2020
Soy Vessel Stranded in Brazil After ‘Problem’ During Maneuvering
News

Soy Vessel Stranded in Brazil After ‘Problem’ During Maneuvering

SAO PAULO, March 5 (Reuters) – The vessel Aeolian Grace, loaded with some 65,000 tonnes of soybeans, has been stranded in Brazil’s São Francisco

March 5, 2020
Total Views: 170

Thursday, June 27, 2019
bulk carrier bow
Shipping News

A Ship and Its Crew Gets Caught in US-China Trade Battle

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Some of the people most eager to see a resolution in the U.S.-China trade conflict may be the crew of a ship circling in

June 27, 2019
Total Views: 36

Monday, March 18, 2019
port of vancouver
Shipping News

Investigators Probing Collision Between Two Bulk Carriers in Vancouver, Canada

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is investigating a collision between two bulk carriers taking place early Sunday morning in Vancouver Harbour,

March 18, 2019
Total Views: 61